Rethinking Inclusive Education in an African Context
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Influenced by Paulo Freire’s idea of critical pedagogy, this chapter argues for new ways of thinking about Inclusive Education in African contexts. This is so because of the complexity of the subject within the African schools. Inclusive Education challenges the practice in the whole schooling system, particularly the traditional way of teaching. It calls for the new and innovative ways of teaching and learning which take into account of the diversity of learners in the classroom. Learners with profound learning disabilities should not be discriminated. Teachers are expected have to develop intervention strategies that will cater for all learners including the ones with profound learning disabilities.
Teachers may feel overwhelmed by the expectations and responsibilities for teaching learners with diverse need of learning; this may be, because teachers sometimes lack the skills and attitudes to engage with different kinds of learners. Teachers need to be prepared and ready to go an extra mile for learners with profound learning disabilities as they were previously excluded. Learners with profound disabilities should be socially and educationally accepted in the African context.